Asia Cast for Saturday 27th December
In this Bulletin…
- Indonesian police accused of human rights abuses;
- Australia possible destination for Guantanamo inmates; and
- UK proposes international website ratings system.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Petitioners mourning the death of Yang Jia and Chen Xiao-ming in Shanghai on Christmas eve have been beaten by police.
Dozens of petitioners gathered at Longhua Temple [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 26th December
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese regime’s crackdown in Tibet continues;
- Aid agencies say things improving four years on from Boxing Day Tsunami; and
- Man charged for his part in hate crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in New York.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Reports from Tibet indicate that a number of those arrested after the [...]
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Asia Cast for Wednesday 24th December
In this Bulletin…
- International writers add their voices to appeal for Chinese activist;
- SOH Radio sues Indonesian government; and
- Human Rights Watch calls for aid agencies to be allowed back into Sri Lanka.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The 6.5 million university students expected to graduate in China next year face an uncertain future [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 23rd December
In this Bulletin…
- US$4 billion Indo-China trade deals signed;
- Brother of former Korean president indicted for bribery; and
- Iraqi shoe thrower to be tried on New Year’s Eve
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A number of retired teachers from Yenchen City, Jiangsu Province, were beaten by officials in the provincial capital Nanjing after going [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 22nd December
In this bulletin …
-Over 300 industrial workers protest in Guangdong;
-Pakistan militants ‘world threat’; and
-China quake Victims face freezing winter.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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According to Chinese sources, as Chinese society is faced with a wave of global economic downturn, which has brought difficulties to all walks of life, many protests have occurred frequently [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 21st December
In this Bulletin…
- Undersea telecommunication cables break;
- ANZ seeks to grow business in Asia; and
- North Korean defectors captured in Burma.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A large-scale social rights demonstration broke out in front of the offices of Beijing’s municipal authorities earlier this week.
Around 500 petitioners shouted slogans and sang songs as they [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 20th December
In this Bulletin…
- Calls for NTDTV broadcasts to be resumed in China:
- Ban placed on Hong Kong lawmakers by Macau; and
- Guantanamo Bay prison shutdown plans to be created.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A number of Chinese Communist officials from Anhui province who were reprimanded and stood down in 2004 over poor quality [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 19 December
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese dissidents battle with the communist regime over a number of contentious 2009 anniversaries;
- Two dead after department stores bombed in the Philippines; and
- The Divine Performing Arts 2009 world tour opens in America today.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Five of the red communist flags in Chongqing City’s Hongyanhun Square [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 18th December
In this Bulletin…
- Tuberculosis China’s deadliest killer disease;
- North Korea to keep border with South closed; and
- Report reveals wealth of new species discovered in Southeast Asia.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Tuberculosis has become an increasing threat to people’s health in China. There are currently over half a billion cases in China; [...]
